The Bucks become NBA finals champion
July 21, 2026
This article was last updated by Krishna Gurung on May 9, 2026
NBA Finals finally ends with a surprising turn of events. Milwaukee Bucks came from behind to win the whole series after going down 2-0 in the first two games.
The Phoenix faced the Bucks with an aim to tie the series in Game 6 and move to Game 7.
However, the Bucks had other plans as they wanted to finish the series in Game 6 and they were able to do so.
The Bucks defeated the Suns 105-98 on Tuesday, becoming the NBA champions for the first in 50 years.
Giannis Antetokounmpo gave a historic performance for the win, leading the team with game-high points.
Following Giannis, four other players came up with scores in double-figures.
On the other hand, Chris Paul led the Suns followed by Likewise, three other players scored in double figures.
The Bucks started strong and maintaining the momentum, they came up with a win at the end of the game.
First quarter goes to the Bucks.
drove to the rim but Giannis rejected him at the rim and dropped a layup on the other end.
answered back, dropping a jumper which tied the game right away.
Brook Lopez came up with a layup and subsequently the Bucks took four-point lead.
Chris Paul answered back, dropping a three-pointer on the other end.
Eventually, the Bucks were 8-5 as came up with a steal and dunk on the other end in transition.
The Bucks become NBA champ.(source: )Bridges then answered back, dropping a jumper. The Suns trailed the Bucks five-point halfway into the quarter.
Middleton knocked down a three-pointer, extending the lead to 8-point with 4:45 remaining in the quarter.
dropped a layup on Paul’s pass and also drew a foul in the process.
Jae Crowder added a jumper on the next possession. While knocked down a three-pointer on the other end.
Subsequently, answered back with a three-pointer. Antetokounmpo drove to the rim and dropped a layup and another layup on the next possession.
Payne added a jumper with about a minute left to play in the quarter.
Lopez tipped off Giannis’s miss in the final 12 seconds of the quarter.
Hence the quarter ended 29-16 with the Bucks taking the lead over the Suns.
The Suns made a comeback in the second quarter.
The Bucks were 29-18 early in the second quarter as dropped a three-pointer for the Suns.
Antetokounmpo then came up with a block on Ayton. Cameron Johnson knocked down a three-pointer on the next Suns’ possession.
dropped a jumper and Booker answered back, knocking down a layup.
Bridges then added a bucket, dropping a layup on the next possession.
Chris Paul dropped a layup and tied the game with the Bucks halfway into the quarter.
Subsequently, he added a bucket, dropped a jumper and the Suns extend the lead to five points.
Antetokounmpo answered back, knocking down a jumper. Chris Paul made a jump shot and the Suns were 43-38 with 1:51 remaining in the quarter.
Subsequently, Antetokounmpo dropped a fadeaway jumper and Ayton answered back dropping a hook shot on Paul’s alley-oop.
Booker made a shot but Giannis blocked Booker at the rim with under a minute left to play in the quarter.
Chris Paul knocked down a jumper on the next Suns’ possession.
Eventually, the quarter ended 47-42 with the Suns taking a 5-point lead into the third quarter.
The Bucks outscored the Suns in the third quarter.
Bridges drove straight to the rim for a left-handed bucket but Giannis blocked his shot.
Antetokounmpo dropped a jumper and also drew a foul in the process. He subsequently added a three-pointer on the next possession.
Ayton dropped a dunk on Paul’s pass on the other end. Booker added a jumper at the shot-clock buzzer.
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Antetokounmpo grabbed his own offensive rebound and dropped a layup.
Crowder dropped a three-pointer on the other end and also drew a foul in the process.
Subsequently, Antetokounmpo dropped a jump shot. The Bucks were 62-61 with the Suns halfway into the quarter.
Brook Lopez came up with a fierce dunk on the next possession that hyped the bench.
Paul dropped a jumper from the free-throw line. Crowder then added a three-pointer, cutting the lead to 2-point.
Holiday then dropped a three-pointer at the shot-clock buzzer on Giannis’s pass.
Middleton added a bucket, dropping a jumper on the next possession.
Booker picked up the loose ball and came up with a layup in transition. He also found Frank Kavinsky for a dunk on the next possession.
Eventually, the quarter ended 77-77 with the game all tied up into the fourth quarter.
The Bucks take the win in the fourth quarter.
Both the teams tied at 79-79 early in the fourth quarter. Holiday then dropped a three-pointer giving the Bucks lead in the game.
Paul answered back dropping a floater and also drawing a foul in the process which tied the game once again.
However, the Bucks again took the lead. Giannis came up with a block on Paul and tipped off Middleton’s miss on the next possession.
Paul then dropped a step-back jumper on the other end. Booker drove to the rim for a jumper but Antetokounmpo came up with a block.
Portis then came up with a layup on the other end. Booker answered with a fadeaway jumper.
Middleton found Giannis for a dunk halfway into the quarter.
Eventually, the Suns trailed the Bucks by six-point as Crowder dropped a jumper.
Middleton answered back, knocking down a jumper. Antetokounmpo came up with a layup on the next possession.
Ayton answered, dropping a layup on the other end. found Antetokounmpo for a one-handed jumper.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is the 6th player in NBA history to score 40+ points 3 times in a single series!
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Booker then dropped a layup and the Suns cut the lead to four-point with a minute left to play in the quarter.
Middleton knocked down a jumper on the other end. The Suns missed many shots and finally, Chris Paul dropped a layup.
Eventually, the game ended 105-98 with the Bucks taking the win.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to win for the first time in fifty years.
He finished the game, scoring game-high 50 points and 14 rebounds double-double along with 2 assists, and become the 1st player in NBA history with 40+ points, 10+ rebounds, and 5+ blocks in a Finals game.
In addition, he won the finals MVP for his performance in the series.
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